Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Beautiful Kate #47, 1992
Drawing (pencil) · Board
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Tiny Dropped Bra #32
Tom Wesselmann (American, 1931–2004) · 1981
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate $15,000 – $20,000 (≈ £12,017 – £16,023) (≈ €13,633 – €18,177)
Offered at Phillips and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Works on paper all acrylic results →As published: “acrylic on cut and folded paper in Plexiglas box”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and partially titled "WESSELMANN #32" on the reverse of the paper; further signed, titled and dated "WESSELMANN TINY DROPPED BRA #32 1981" on the reverse · Tom Wesselmann signature
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 6 1/8 x 8 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (15.6 x 21 x 10.8 cm.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- New Now (NY010619)
- Date
- September 24, 2019
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 60
- Estimate
- $15,000 – $20,000 (≈ £12,017 – £16,023) (≈ €13,633 – €18,177)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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